eminence front

A song by the rock group The Who about the facade one erects, or the pose one assumes, whether from pride, arrogance, insecurity or some other motive, in order to conceal his or her identity or essential self. The song lists various happenings, the pursuit or occurrence of which causes us to forget that we conceal ourselves as such.

Eminence fronters: Name-droppers, power trippers, title proclaimers, bling wearers, etc.

eminence front by Keith Hodges May 25, 2007

eminent domain 

Formerly the idea that the government could buy your house and use the land for a road or school or park or something that bennefited the public. Recently redefined by the supreme court as communist style thing that lets the government take ur house and sell the land to Wal-Mart so they can collect more taxes

Eminent domain seems more and more like something only commies would do.

eminent domain by agentsteve July 15, 2005

Eminence Front

One of The Who's greatest songs. Up there with Who Are You, Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again, Pinball Wizard and all the others.

Eminence Front is beyond amazing. Anyone who likes The Who needs to have it in their collection.

Eminence Front by AJAW September 29, 2005

Eminent Domain 

A once benifical law used to aquire lands from owners at market value who refuse to sell for the use of public goods and servaces. i.e. railroads, roads, powerlines, parks. Was used only in extreme cases when the expence to goverment would be far to high i.e. a road is already built with one house in the way of expantion. Due to a recent appalling ruling by the supreem courts contary to the U.S. constution and the creation of De Jure Naturae et Gentium it now allows for city corts to STEAL!! land from private owners for private use and gain i.e. taking houses and farms for malls factories for less than market price.

"Go ahead and try to claim eminent domain on my residence for private gain see what happens you'll need more than a swat team to get me out"

Eminent Domain by De Jure Law March 31, 2008

eminent 

Famous, having a good reputation

The all-powerful sage and eminent junkie

eminent by lang January 6, 2005

eminence grease 

An older man respected for his expertise on the youth culture
of the 1950s and early 1960s.

From the French, eminence grise, or "gray eminence, an
influential advisor or mentor.

For younger folks, Dick Clark is something of an eminence grease, given his encyclopedic knowledge of classic 1950s rock n' roll.

eminence grease by I.M.Salmon May 1, 2010

eminence front

The title of a song by The Who. It describes the hedonistic lifestyle of the 80's. Hedonism is the philosophy that pleasure is the most important pursuit of mankind.

"this song is about what happens when you take too much white powder. It's called 'Eminence Front'."

-Pete Townshend

eminence front by boshsb October 9, 2007